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7 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
originFrom lady + bug, the “lady” here referring to Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. Compare German Marienkäfer, Danish mariehøne, Latvian mārīte, Macedonian бубамара (bubamara) and Spanish mariquita.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
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- baldy 11
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- bulgy 11
- dauby 11
- gaudy 10
- glady 10
- gaby 10
- yauld 9
- ably 9
- blay 9
- blaud 8